More than a decade since her acting debut in Sanjay Saawariya (2007), Son am Kapoor has gone on to establish herself as both a versatile actress and a fashion icon. The daughter of celebrated actor Anil Kapoor, she hails from a family of Bollywood stalwarts that includes the likes of producer Kapoor and actress Sridevi. From a promising debutante to one of the highest-paid actresses in Bollywood, Son am phenomenal success has been propelled largely by a handful of remarkable performances in some great films. Especially memorable among these are the romantic drama Raanjhanaa (2013), the biographical sports drama Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) and the biographical thriller Neerja (2016), the last of which earned her a Special Jury Accolade at the National Film Awards that year. The actress, who is known for her flamboyant off-screen persona, is also a vocal supporter of a variety of causes including LGBT rights, breast cancer awareness and animal rights.
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PERSONAL LIFE
Son am was born in the suburb of Chem bur in Mumbai, as the eldest daughter of Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor on 9th June 1985. She has two younger siblings - producer Rhea Kapoor and actor Harshvardhan Kapoor. Following schooling at Arya in JHU, she joined the United World College of South East Asia in Singapore to study theater and arts. The actress had originally intended to pursue a career in filmmaking after completing her studies, and had even worked as an assistant director in Bhansali acclaimed 2005 drama movie Black. However, destiny had other things planned for her.
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DEBUT & INITIAL YEARS
Son am made her feature film debut opposite fellow debutant Ranbir Kapoor in the romantic drama Saawariya (2007), which failed both critically and commercially despite the high anticipation surrounding it. Though she subsequently appeared in reasonably well-received movies like Delhi-6 (2009) and I Hate Luv Story (2010), the actress career was rather chequered courtesy of duds like Mausam (2011) and Players (2012), which disappointed both the critics and the audience alike.
BREAKTHROUGH & BEYOND
The 2013 romantic drama Raanjhanaa marked a turning point in Son am career. Starring opposite Dhanush, she essayed the role of the strong and independent yet volatile in the film - a performance which earned her many accolades, including a Film fare Award nomination for Best Actress. In the same year, she starred opposite Farhan Akhtar in the biographical sports drama. Which opened to near-universal critical acclaim and went on to become one of the top-grossing movies of 2013. Subsequently, she appeared in the comedy-drama Bewakoofiyaan and the romantic comedy Khoobsurat in 2014, the latter of which received mixed to positive reviews and went on to become a box office success. The year 2015 proved to be a disappointment, however, with both her releases - Dolly Ki Doli and the Salman Khan starrer Pr em Rat an Dhan Payo -
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